119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Sep 3, 2025
Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act
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Latest action (Mar 19, 2026): Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Sep 3, 2025)
Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act
This bill reauthorizes through FY2030 (1) the Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program, which provides grants to educate and train health professionals to care for older adults; and (2) the Geriatrics Academic Career Awards, which support the career development of junior faculty at health professions institutions who provide training in geriatrics. These programs are administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6010-6011)
Introduced in Senate
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ARGENTUM · lobbying firm or registrant: ARGENTUM
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$45,000
Spent on own lobbying
…t Access to Long-Term Care Pharmacies Act, to establish a temporary fee for LTC pharmacies to mitigate impacts of the Medicare Part D drug negotiation program; S.2699, Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act, to reauthorize the Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program and Geriatrics Academic Career Awards; H.R.4393, Dignity for…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
DIRECT SUPPLY, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: DIRECT SUPPLY, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$170,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Medicare Choice Act (H.R. 6114) - automatic enrollment prohibition for beneficiaries in Medicare Advantage Plans (USHR). Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act (S. 2699) - training and workforce support for caregivers (USS). Medicare Advantage Improvement Act of 2026 (H.R. 8375/S. 4384) - prior authorization normalization and…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY · lobbying firm or registrant: KRISTINE BLACKWOOD LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 13, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…th professions education, and for other purposes, Energy & Commerce Committee draft for Title VII programs reauthorization; S.4110, EMPOWER for Health Act; and S.2699, Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act). Support for research programs at the National Institute on Aging on drivers of chronic conditions, older adult medical…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
DIRECT SUPPLY, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: DIRECT SUPPLY, INC.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$230,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Medicare Choice Act (H.R. 6114) - automatic enrollment prohibition for beneficiaries in Medicare Advantage Plans (USHR). Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act (S. 2699) - training and workforce support for caregivers (USS). Medicare Advantage Improvement Act of 2026 (H.R. 8375/S. 4384) - prior authorization normalization and…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ARGENTUM · lobbying firm or registrant: ARGENTUM
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$45,000
Spent on own lobbying
…t Access to Long-Term Care Pharmacies Act, to establish a temporary fee for LTC pharmacies to mitigate impacts of the Medicare Part D drug negotiation program; S.2699, Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act, to reauthorize the Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program and Geriatrics Academic Career Awards; H.R.4393, Dignity for…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY · lobbying firm or registrant: KRISTINE BLACKWOOD LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jun 30, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…th professions education, and for other purposes, Energy & Commerce Committee draft for Title VII programs reauthorization; S.4110, EMPOWER for Health Act; and S.2699, Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act). Support for research programs at the National Institute on Aging on drivers of chronic conditions, older adult medical…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ARGENTUM · lobbying firm or registrant: ARGENTUM
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$75,000
Spent on own lobbying
…t Access to Long-Term Care Pharmacies Act, to establish a temporary fee for LTC pharmacies to mitigate impacts of the Medicare Part D drug negotiation program; S.2699, Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act, to reauthorize the Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program and Geriatrics Academic Career Awards; H.R.4393, Dignity for…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
DIRECT SUPPLY, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: DIRECT SUPPLY, INC.
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$220,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Medicare Choice Act (H.R. 6114) - automatic enrollment prohibition for beneficiaries in Medicare Advantage Plans (USHR). Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act (S. 2699) - training and workforce support for caregivers (USS).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ARGENTUM · lobbying firm or registrant: ARGENTUM
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$45,000
Spent on own lobbying
…t Access to Long-Term Care Pharmacies Act, to establish a temporary fee for LTC pharmacies to mitigate impacts of the Medicare Part D drug negotiation program; S.2699, Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act, to reauthorize the Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program and Geriatrics Academic Career Awards; H.R.4393, Dignity for…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ARGENTUM · lobbying firm or registrant: ARGENTUM
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Health Issues
$75,000
Spent on own lobbying
…t Access to Long-Term Care Pharmacies Act, to establish a temporary fee for LTC pharmacies to mitigate impacts of the Medicare Part D drug negotiation program; S. 2699, Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act, to reauthorize the Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program and Geriatrics Academic Career Awards; H.R. 4393, Dignity fo…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing